I experienced many crushing disappointments growing up. A trespassing fairy with a tooth fetish didn’t leave a dime under my pillow? Ernie and Bert aren’t brothers? Affordable healthcare isn’t...
FDA hands down guidance on mobile apps
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance on mobile medical apps.
State News
Nov 01, 2013
ARIZONA — U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) has put forward a bill that would allow government funding for veteran nursing homes built on Native American tribal land.
ITUpdate
Nov 01, 2013
» The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued the latest version of the Minimum Data Set 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument User’s Manual. The latest publication took effect Oct....
Playing it forward
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 01, 2013
It wasn’t expected. He just up and died. One day he was happily walking the Earth with the rest of us, the next he was gone. I barely knew him and don’t know the back-story, just that it happened...
Roommate dispute turns deadly at New York nursing home
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 04, 2013
A dispute about privacy appears to have led a nursing home resident to kill his roommate with a wheelchair leg rest, according to authorities in New York City.
Nursing home arbitration agreements force consumers to ‘sign away legal rights,’ trial lawyers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 31, 2013
Arbitration agreements in long-term care contracts are harming consumers and eroding the U.S. civil justice system, according to a prominent association of trial lawyers.
AMDA calls on long-term care providers to craft sexual behavior policies
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 29, 2013
Staff and seniors both would benefit from clearer policies regarding sexual behavior among residents in long-term care facilities, according to a prominent physicians association.
Providers celebrate National Consultant Pharmacist Week
Oct 11, 2013
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists will help providers and others celebrate the vital work of long-term care pharmacists all next week. Tuesday’s theme is “Spread the Word,”...
As the care expert … about inhaler lifespans
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Oct 01, 2013
If inhalers do not have a counter on the unit that tells us how many metered doses are remaining, we never know about discarding or continuing their use. I fear we are letting them live out their time...